Ivan you are so right the Beer is like water and the Rugby sucks!!! As for American sports what a load of crud!!!
I have found a good Irish pub here in St Louis though and the Guiness and Murphys ate half bad and I also get Fox World sports and BBC America on cable which keeps me up to date with the UK news and the Rugby!!!
Where do you instruct in Wales by the way?? There's not to many places, Cardiff, Swansea, Haverfordwest and maybe Welshpool? How do you like the flying in the UK??? I know the Haverfordwest aerodrome pretty well as I'm from Pembroke and I know the training school in Cardiff abit too.
The flying here is really good and with little restrictions, you'll have to try it one day.